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Plant List only for person: Cano, Alcario: 109 entries, updated 2010-07-02 01:19:28 GMT

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Family	Scientific name	Habitat	Uses	Origin	Local Name
					English	Spanish	Mayan	Creole

FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Acacia cornigera	shrub, tree	Med, Food	N	bullhorn acacia, ant thorn	pico de gurrion, cuerno de vaca	liscanal, zubin, huascanal	black cockspur
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Acacia glomerosa	tree	Cnst, Med, Tan, Prd	N	bastard prickly yellow, white tamarind	espino de san pedro, palo de zorro	pal'liro, salam	jim crow
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Acosmium panamense	tree	Med, Cnst	N	billy webb
ARECACEAE	Acrocomia aculeata	palm, spiny	Food, Med, Bev, Forg, Prd, Ritl, Oil	N	spiny royal palm, macaw palm		coyol, cocoyol, istuk, suppa	grugru palm
EUPHORBIACEAE	Adelia barbinervis	shrub, tree		N	limoncillo
RUBIACEAE	Alseis yucatanensis	tree	Cnst	N	wild mammee, wild mamey	tabaquillo, mammee silvestre	cacao-che, ison, zon, haas'che, ts'om
SIMAROUBACEAE	Alvaradoa amorphoides	tree, shrub	Fw	N	mexican alvaradoa	cortircuero
ARACEAE	Anthurium slechtendahlii	herb, epiphyte	Med	N	pheasant's tail	cola de faisan	tye-pÈ, xiv-tun-ich, xiv-yak-tun-ich
ACANTHACEAE	Aphelandra scabra	shrub	Med, Orn	N	indian head, red anal, red head indian	anal grande, cabeza de indio, pito	anal, anal-chae, chacanal
ARECACEAE	ARECACEAE 3	shrub	Food, Bev, Orn	U	cocó, macal
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE	Aristolochia maxima	liana	Food, Med	N	contribo, contribu, duck flower	guaco
APOCYNACEAE	Aspidosperma cruentum	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	milady, my lady, red malady	malerio, chichique
ANACARDIACEAE	Astronium graveolens	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	glassy wood	jobillo, palo mulato	kulimche
ARECACEAE	Attalea cohune	palm	Med, Food, Oil, Fuel, Bev, Cnst, Prd	N	cohune	corozo	tutz, manaca	cocando boy, chunciey
FABACEAE: Caesalpinioideae	Bauhinia jenningsii	shrub, tree		N	cow tongue, snake plant	lengua de vaca		mother-in-law tongue
BORAGINACEAE	Bourreria oxyphylla	tree	Food, Prd, Med	N	wild craboo, laurel night bloom	roble blanco, laurel, lima del monte	chi-che, cacuche, sac-pa, sac-bay-eck, ter-ech-mas
MORACEAE	Brosimum alicastrum	tree	Food, Forg, Med, Cnst	N	breadnut, female ramon	capomo, copomo, macica, ramón, ramón blanco, ramón	masicaran, ox, ujushte
COMBRETACEAE	Bucida buceras	tree	Prd, Tan, Med, Cnst	N	bullet tree	cacho de toro	pucte, puk-te	bully tree
BURSERACEAE	Bursera simaruba	tree	Med, Bev, Csnt, Prd, Fuel, Ritl, Orn, Pois	N	gumbolimbo, birch, red gumbolimbo, white gumbolim	gumbolimbo blanco, indio desnudo, indio peludo, pa	ca-c-ch, ca-cah, cha-c, chacah, cha-ca, cha-cah, h	tourist tree
FABACEAE: Caesalpinioideae	Caesalpinia gaumeri	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	axe master, bastard logwood, peccary wood	quebra hacha, rudo del monte	citinche	warree wood, warriewood
MARANTACEAE	Calathea spp.	herb	Food, Med	U	waha leaf			waha leaf
CLUSIACEAE	Calophyllum brasiliense	tree	Cnst, Med, Ltx	I	santa maria	pito sico
ARECACEAE	Caryota mitis	palm		I	fishtail palm
MORACEAE	Castilla elastica	tree	Ltx	N	wild rubber	castilloa rubber	hule, kiikche, kikiche, kukche, yaxha
CECROPIACEAE	Cecropia peltata	tree	Med, Prd, Fumt, Food	N	trumpet tree	guarumo	a'kl, ixcoch, cho-otz
ARECACEAE	Chamaeodora pinnatifrons	palm	Food, Prd, Pois	N	monkey-tail	pacaya	chib, chem-chem, xate, xal-a-cam
SAPOTACEAE	Chrysophyllum venezuelanense	tree	Food	U			sebul
BORAGINACEAE	Cordia dodecandra	tree	Food, Prd, Cnst, Med	N		ciricote, siricote, zericote	chack opte
COSTACEAE	Costus pulverulentus	herb	Med, Forg, Food, Cnst	U	spiral ginger, wild ginger	caÍo de cristo, caÒa de cristo	ch'uun
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Crotalaria cajanifolia	herb, shrub, small tree	Ritl, Spc, Food	N			tzib-che
ARECACEAE	Crysophila stauracantha	palm, spiny	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	silver thatch	escoba	kuun, akuum, mis	give-and-take
ARALIACEAE	Dendropanax arboreus	tree	Food, Prd, Orn, Forg, Fuel, Med	N	lion's hand, mountain blossom berries, potatowood,	mano de león	sac-chacah, tzíub
ARECACEAE	Desmoncus orthacanthos	palm, spiny, climbing	Food, Pois, Fibr	N	basket tie-tie, basket to tie, basket whist, baske	ballal	bayal, bayl	cocoboy, coconoboy
DIOSCOREACEAE	Dioscorea bartlettii	vine	Food, Med, Dye, Pois	N	red china root, red cocolmecca, white cocolmecca,	cocolmeca blanca, cocolmeca roja, ogaje	ya-ya-chi
ORCHIDACEAE	Encyclia cochleata	herb, epiphyte	Orn	N	black orchid
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	tree	Cnst, Food, Pois, Med, Forg, Gum	N	ear-tree	guanacaste, conocaste	pich, tubroos
MORACEAE	Ficus maxima	tree	Med	N	fig, wild fig	higo
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Gliricidia sepium	shrub, tree	Med, Cnst, Fuel, Pois, Orn, Forg, Food	N	madre cacao	madre cacao	hotz, sayab, zacyab, xak'ya'ab, kante
ASCLEPIDACEAE	Gonolobus sp.	vine	Med, Food	N	vine of the dead	behuco de muerto
MELIACEAE	Guarea glabra	tree	Cnst, Med	N	wild orange, mahogany	cedrillo, cramante	b‚l-ba, bÛl-ba
STERCULIACEAE	Guazuma ulmifolia	shrub, tree	Med, Prd, Food, Fog, Fuel, Bev, Fibr, Spc, Cnst, P	N	bay cedar, bastard cedar, box cedar	caulote, tapaculo, gu·cimo	pixoy
RUBIACEAE	Guettarda combsii	shrub, tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	glassy wood, glossy wood, green star, pine-ridge g	arepa, verde lucero	tastab, tas'tap, tas-tas
FABACEAE: Caesalpinioideae	Haematoxylon campechianum	tree, shrub	Med, Prd, Dye	N	logwood, dye wood	tinta, palo de tinte	ek
RUBIACEAE	Hamelia patens	shrub, small tree	Food, Med, Orn, Prd, Bev, Tan	N	red pollyhead, polly red head, red head, scarlet	sanalo-todo, arbusto de color escarlata, indios	ixcanan, axcanan, canaan, chactoc, x-kanan, klaush
OLACACEAE	Heisteria media	shrub, tree		N	wild cinnamon, wild orange	copalche macho, nance cimarron	silion
TILIACEAE	Heliocarpus americanus	tree	Fibr, Cnst	N	broadleaf moho, white moho	majao, cajete, jolol	chai
LAMIACEAE	Hyptis verticillata	subshrub, shrub	Med, Prd	N	john charles, john charles weed	San Martin, hoja de martin, oja martin, yerba mate	shkot-k'wai
CONVOLVULACEAE	Ipomoea meyeri	vine	Med	N	wild carrot palm	camotillo
	Ipomoea purpurea	vine	orn	N	morning glory
EUPHORBIACEAE	Jatropha guameri	shrub, tree	Med, Prd	N	hazel nut, wild physic nut	piñon	chipche, pomolche
ASTERACEAE	Lasianthaea fruticosa	shrub or tree	Orn, Forg, Med, Ritl, Prd	N	margarita	margarita del monte	ish-ta, shti-pe, zta-ach
CHRYSOBALANACEAE	Licania platypus	tree	Food, Forg	N	monkey apple		succotz, sunco, urraco
VERBENACEAE	Lippia myriocephala	shrub, tree	Prd, Ritl, Med, Fumt, Cnst	U	maja rhacco	baston de vieja	sacuche, sa-ku-che, sa-ku-ch, sakuche
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Lonchocarpus castilloi	tree	Cnst, Med	N	black cabbage bark, cabbage bark		manchich
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Lonchocarpus sp.	tree	Cnst, Fuel	N	cabbage bark, dogwood, turtle-bone
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Lysiloma auritum	tree	Med	N	bastard mahogany	tamborcillo, palo de sangre	tsu
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Lysiloma latisiliquum	tree	Med, Prd, Fuel, Cnst	I	rain tree		tzalam, chalan, salam
EUPHORBIACEAE	Manihot esculenta	subshrub	Food, Orn, Med, Pois, Prd, Spc, Ltx	I	cassava, white cassava		tsin
SAPOTACEAE	Manilkara zapota	tree	Food, Gum, Med, Ltx, Cnst	N	red sapodilla, sapodilla	chico zapote, sapote, zapote, zapotillo, zapote b	ya	chicle, chicle tree
ANACARDIACEAE	Metopium brownei	shrub or tree with irritating sap	Prd, Pois, Cnst, Med, Forg	N	black poison wood, Honduras walnut	chechem negro	chechem, che-chen	black ponwood
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Mimosa pudica	subshrub	Med, Orn	N	sensitive plant, twelve o'clock plant, midnight pl	dormilona, dormidillo, dormillon, puta vieja	guara-k'ish, métz, shm?ts, xmuts
CUCURBITACEAE	Momordica charantia	vine	Food, Med, Forg, Orn, Pois	I	balsam pear	sorosí		sorosee
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Myroxylon balsamum	tree	Med, Prd, Fuel, Spc, Pois, Oil, Bev, Ritl	N	balsam, balsam seed	balsamo	na-ba	billy weed
LAURACEAE	Nectandra hihua	tree	Med, Cnst	N	laurel, sweet wood	laurel		wild pear
LAMIACEAE	Ocimum campechianum	herb	Food, Med, Ritl, Bev, Spc	I	basil, wild basil	albahaca, albahaca silvestre, aguacatillo	b'enk, cal-cal-tun, ish-bnk, ratz-um-can n, t'eb
ARALIACEAE	Oreopanax obtusifolius	tree, often epiphytic		N	matapalo		chunup
BIGNONIACEAE	Parmetiera aculeata	tree	Food, Orn, Spc, Forg, Med	N	cow okra, wild okra	cuajilote	kat, k'at	cat
PHYTOLACCACEAE	Petiveria alliaceae	herb	Med, Ritl	N	skunkweed, guinea-hen plant, skunk root	zorillo
MYRTACEAE	Pimenta dioica	tree	Med, Food, Bev, Spc, Oil	N	allspice	pimienta, pimienta gorda, pimenta, pimenta gorda	naba-cuc
PIPERACEAE	Piper auritum	subshrub	Spc, Med, Prd, Food, Oil	N	bullhoof, cowfoot	obel, santa maria	xmacolan, shma-culan, tzulubtok, xobel
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Piscidia piscipula	tree, shrub	Med, Prd, Cnst, Fuel, Pois	N	dogwood, white wormwood, may bush	habim, jabin, palo de gusano	tiaxib
NYCTAGINACEAE	Pisonia proctorii	liana, endemic	Med	E	tiger nail	uña de gato
FABACEAE: Mimosoideae	Pithecellobium arboreum	tree	Orn, Cnst	N	barba jolote
SAPOTACEAE	Pouteria campechiana	tree	Food, Prd, Med, Forg, Ltx	N	mammee cirila	sapotillo rojo	canistel, canizté, zac-xa-nal
SAPOTACEAE	Pouteria reticulata	tree	Food	N		zapote negro, zapotillo negro
SAPOTACEAE	Pouteria sapota	tree	Food, Med, Oil, Cnst, Ltx, Prd, Pois	N	mame, mamee, sapote, mamey, mamey apple, mammy app	zapote grande	saltule
VERBENACEAE	Priva lappulacea	herb	Med	N	cancer herb	pega-pega, hierba del cancer, masote, mosote, pega	tor‚-pim
BURSERACEAE	Protium copal	tree	Resn, Ritl, Med, Pois, Orn, Prd	N	copal		copal che, pom, pomte
RUBIACEAE	Psychotria pubescens	shrub	Med, Forg	U	life everlasting, everlasting leaf	hierba, anal hembra, siempre viva	anal-xiv, ix-anal	hog bush, wild skanan
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Pterocarpus rohriii	tree		N	bloodtree, mountain kaway, dog's blood	palo de sangre, sangre de chuco
PUNIACEAE	Punica granatum	tree	Food, Dye	I	granada, pomegranate	granadillo
FAGACEAE	Quercus oleoides	tree	Cnst, Prd, Med, Resn	N	cedar, red cedar, spanish cedar	cedro, cedro rojo, cidra
ARECACEAE	Sabal mauritiiformis (morrisiana)	palm	Cnst, Food	N	bay leaf, sabal, bay leaf palm, bayleaf palm	botan, guano, guanu	sha-an
AGAVACEAE	Sansevieria trifasciata	shrub	Med, Orn	I	snake plant, golden Hahnii			mother-in-law tongue
SAPINDACEAE	Sapindus saponaria	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd, Pois, Oil, Ritl	N	soap seed, soap berry, soap tree, mountain cherry	jaboncillo	guiril, jabon che, zubul
MALVACEAE	Sida acuta	shrub, subshrub	Med, Ritl, Fibr, Prd, Fumt	N	broomweed	escoba, escobilla, malva	chichibe, mes-be'l	wire weed
RUBIACEAE	Simira salvadorensis	tree	Prd, Cnst, Fuel	N	red-wood, high ridge redwood	palo colorado, puntero	sac te m'ooch	john crow redwood
SOLANACEAE	Solanum erianthum	small tree	Prd, Med, Pois	U	white stick	palo blanco, allay muy, male pito sico
SOLANACEAE	Solanum torvum	shrub	Food, Med	N	nightshade	susumba, hoja del plato	pach'l, p'al
LOGANIACEAE	Strychnos brachistantha(panamensis?)	liana, shrub, often armed	Med, Food	N		chicoloro
FABACEAE: Papilionoideae	Swartzia cubensis	tree, red sap	Med	N	bitter wood, crying blood, northern rosewood	llora sangre, sangre de torro	kat'alox
MELIACEAE	Swietenia macrophylla	tree	Cnst, Med, Prd	N	broken ridge mahogany, mahogany	caoba	chacaltÈ, punab, sutz'uch
BIGNONIACEAE	Tabebuia guayacan	tree	Cnst, Forg, Prd	N	yellow mayflower	amapa, san juan, cortéz	hahauche
APOCYNACEAE	Tabernaemontana alba	shrub, tree	Med, Prd, Gum	N		cojeton, cojon de perro, cojoton, huevo de chucho	chakilikin, ton-cha, ton-chi, ton-samin, ton-sami	dog balls
SAPINDACEAE	Talisia oliviformis	tree	Prd, Forg, Food	N	kinep	guaya	wayah, uayum	kinep
COMBRETACEAE	Terminalia amazonia	tree with large butresses	Cnst, Prd	N	nargosta, pine ridge bully tree	guayabo	canxun
APOCYNACEAE	Thevetia peruviana	shrub or tree, flowers bright yellow	Ritl, Med, Orn, Pois	N	good luck tree	palo de suerte
SAPINDACEAE	Thouinia paucidentata	tree	Med, Cnst, Forg	N			dzol
MELIACEAE	Trichilia hirta	shrub, tree	Cnst, Med, Prd, Pois, Oil	N	red cedar	palo de son, sombra de carneiro		son
TILIACEAE	Trichospermum grewiifolium	tree	Cnst, Fibr, Prd	N	balsa wood, narrowleaf moho, moho	lagroso, macapal	capulin, chai, cha-hib, mahaua, makapal
MORACEAE	Trophis racemosa	tree, shrub	Food, Forg , Med, Fuel	N	female white ramon, white breadnut, wild waya	eldorado, ramon blanco, waya del monte	cha-cox, sacua-yun, yaxox
UNKNOWNS 17	UNKNOWNS 17	tree	Cnst		purple heart
UNKNOWNS 7	UNKNOWNS 7	tree	Cnst		tapir ribs	palo de danto, costilla de danto
UNKNOWNS 8	UNKNOWNS 8	tree	Cnst				pi
URTICACEAE	Urera baccifera	shrub	Med, Prd	N	cow-itch	ortiga	laal
LAURACEAE	Various genera and species				laurel	aguacatillo, laurel, laurel hembra	sununteí
VERBENACEAE	Vitex gaumeri	tree	Prd, Med, Fuel, Forg, Cnst	N	blue blossom, fiddlewood, monkey fiddle, dogwood	flor azul, arbol murcielago	yaxnik, sak-u-sol, yax nik ux pe	walking lady
VITACEAE	Vitis tiliifolia	liana	Food, Med, Prd, Bev	N	water vine, wild grape, wild grape vine	bejuco de uva, bejuco de agua	ha-ix-ak, su-sË	water tie-tie, water-wise
FLACOURTIACEAE	Zuelania guidonia	shrub, tree	Fuel, Med, Food, Forg, Resn, Prd, Cnst	N	drunken bayman wood, water wood, umbrella	paragua, moroco	chu-ya-ak, tamay, tamai

Key to plant origins: N - Native, I - Introduced, n - Naturalized, U - unknown, E - Endemic, * - Native/Introduced, ^ - Unknown/Naturalized.

Pictures come from our own archives as well as the following sources:
Atran, S., X. Lois, and E. U. Ek. 2004 Plants of the Peten Itza Maya. Vol 38. Ann Arbor: Regents of the University of Michigan.
www.nybg.org/bsci/belize
hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/list_all_families.html
www.rain-tree.com/Plant-Images
www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery/gallery_query.htm - Digital Flora of Texas (DFT)